Defenition of the word deviate
-
Defenition of the word deviate
- Deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
- To go in a different direction than what is expected.
- turn aside
- cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"
- turn aside; turn away from
- be at variance with; be out of line with
- a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
- cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
- markedly different from an accepted norm
Synonyms for the word deviate
-
- deflect
- degenerate
- depart
- deviant
- differ
- digress
- diverge
- divert
- move away
- pervert
- stray
- swerve
- turn
- turn aside
- vary
Similar words in the deviate
-
- deviate
- deviated
- deviates
Hyponyms for the word deviate
-
- aberrate
- belie
- bugger
- child molester
- contradict
- depart
- detour
- digress
- fetishist
- lech
- lecher
- letch
- masochist
- negate
- nympho
- nymphomaniac
- paederast
- paedophile
- pederast
- pedophile
- perturb
- sadist
- sadomasochist
- satyr
- shunt
- sidetrack
- sod
- sodomist
- sodomite
- straggle
- yaw
Hypernyms for the word deviate
-
- differ
- divert
- miscreant
- reprobate
- turn
Antonyms for the word deviate
See other words
